Reviews tagging 'Death'

How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

31 reviews

yogyaa's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

it was a nice book but I felt like a lot of things were drawn from one of us is lying 

 
em being the protactor was kinda predictable but Louisa being em, it wasn't 

 
overall I just didn't feel really connected to the characters and I REALLY didn't like Peter. Altho I will be intrested to read the whole "secret of the golden trio" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bookwyrm_sisters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, and Drug use

venetiana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I quite enjoyed this, the relationship dynamics were really good. The dialogues and the ending felt a bit less smooth, overall the plot seemed less consistent towards the end. Still entertaining!

(One thing I found really infuriating: the book shoving the school motto down my throat every few pages - I would definitely have remembered with much, MUCH fewer mentions, too. 🙃)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Classism, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Child death, Drug use, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

starlightloving's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I read this for my YA Literature class and I definitely enjoyed the story, but it still fell flat and easily predictable/cheesy in some spots. Some characters had extremely wishy washy personalities that flipped on a dime and the romance/crush from a friend subplot was aggravating at best. This was a murder mystery and that friend’s crush felt extremely out of place to me. 

The pace was extremely quick, which I really loved. It made it easy to fly through the story, even when I’m normally an extremely slow reader. I also really enjoyed the supporting/expanding flashback chapters, I think they really added to the story. The Tip Tap confessions were also amusing and helped give dimension to unnamed classmates, building the student body’s details and struggles without taking away from the main characters. They were also a nice bit of outsider POV, which I always love.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Death

teatimewtrisha's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

beckycarter97's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

anniereads221's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Violence

beca_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Great fast paced book, looking at the toxicity within the education system. Fans of Ace of Spades would enjoy this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

16kneidels's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Suicide

bitesizedbeet's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Murder